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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- The York Observatory
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Boot
- Minster Library
- York Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- York Castle Museum
- The Medieval Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Olave
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Bombed
- Scarborough Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century