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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Art Gallery
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Helen
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Military Belt Fitting
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Edward I and York
- The Medieval Castle
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Wilfrid