Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Council of Arles
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Castle
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The George Fox Incident
- Fishergate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bones of a Roman Combatant