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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Statue of Napoleon
- Margaret Clitherow
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- First World War York
- Feeding Roman York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Bombed
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses