Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Helen
- York Central Library
- A New Walk
- Alcuin of York
- Medieval Prisons
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mystery Plays
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York and the Holocaust
- The New Theatre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bones of a Roman Combatant