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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Walmgate Bar
- The Red Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Bombed
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Barley Hall
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Stonegate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward III and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church