Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Red Tower
- A Pipkin
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Cross
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman House
- Church of St Helen
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Norman Window Frame