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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- William Etty, Artist
- Stonegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward I and York
- Rowntree Park
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman Abbey
- Bootham School
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze weights
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The First Minster