Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Castle
- The Mystery Plays
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Cross
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Lendal Bridge
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Victoria Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Lendal Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva