Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Norman Window Frame
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Castle Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The First Railway Station
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- William Etty, Artist
- The Female Prison
- Bronze weights
- Ouse Bridge
- The Guildhall