Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Lendal Tower
- York Art Gallery
- Yorkshire Museum
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Union Gas Works
- The Multangular Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- Ripon College for Women
- A New Walk