Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Hospitium
- Mary Ward
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Olave
- Lendal Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Carving
- The Basilica
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'