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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The County Court House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Minster Library
- Fishergate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Norman Window Frame
- Lendal Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Observatory
- The End of the Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New Walk
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's Airfield