Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Crest of York St John College
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Coins
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Railway Station
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Inscription to Hecules
- Middleham Jewel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The County Court House
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham School