Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Barley Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Mansion House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- First World War Memorial
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze weights
- Monk Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A Pipkin
- St Leonard's Hospital
- 62 Low Petergate