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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Sixties York
- York Garrison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Monk Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Multangular Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Railway Institute
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The New Theatre