Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The County Court House
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The End of the Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- De Grey Rooms
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Cross
- The Red Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning