Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Victoria Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Retreat
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The York Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Mansion House
- Anglian Cross
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fishergate Bar
- George Leeman