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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- King Edward III and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Feeding Roman York
- Fire in the Minster
- Treasurer's House
- The Basilica
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman House
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Hospitium
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy