Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Minster Library
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The First Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Central Library
- York Garrison
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- A Pipkin
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze weights
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Hospitium
- York's Airfield