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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Vikings and Christianity
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Gold Arm Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward III and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century