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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- A Pipkin
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Feeding Roman York
- View from Station Rise
- The Shambles
- A New Walk
- Ouse Bridge
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- John Carr - Architect
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Helmet
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa