Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- New Shopping Centres
- The Guildhall
- The Mansion House
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Richard III and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mary Ward
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Bar Convent