Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Holocaust
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Water Lanes
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Stonegate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Second World War York
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Edward I and York
- St Crux's Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall