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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Helmet
- Judges Lodging
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Abbey
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze weights
- Barker Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- View from Station Rise
- Mary Ward
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Debtors' Prison