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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The Medieval Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- Scarborough Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- York Art Gallery
- The York Observatory
- The Medieval Castle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Military Belt Fitting