Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The County Court House
- The Retreat
- Ripon College for Women
- Fire in the Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Olive Oil Container