Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- George Leeman
- Yorkshire Museum
- Norman Window Frame
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Judges Lodging
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Second World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Castle Museum
- De Grey Rooms
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions