Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Observatory
- The 1190 Massacre
- Statue of an Athlete
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Helmet
- Barley Hall
- Roman Head Pot
- De Grey Rooms
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Walk
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Constantius Chlorus
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- Our Lady's Row