Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Roman Fortress
- Norman Window Frame
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Coins
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Council of Arles
- The Multangular Tower
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- The Medieval Abbey