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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Carving
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Elizabeth Boardingham