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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Minster Library
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Battle of the Standard
- Margaret Clitherow
- Feeding Roman York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Roman Fortress
- The Newgate Cross Shaft