Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Assembly Rooms
- A New Walk
- Victoria Bar
- York Castle Museum
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman Minster
- 62 Low Petergate
- Royal Station Hotel