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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Constantius Chlorus
- Medieval Prisons
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Bombed
- De Grey Rooms
- King Edward I and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A New Vision For York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Richard II and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham School
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse