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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Shopping Centres
- Gold Arm Ring
- Dick Turpin
- Silver Strap Ends
- First World War York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Feeding Roman York
- The Greyfriars
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Female Prison