Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward I and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Olive Oil Container
- Bootham Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Female Prison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart