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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Minster Library
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Helmet
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Bar Convent
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Barley Hall
- York Castle Museum
- The York Hoard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Abbot's House
- The Norman Minster
- The Council of Arles
- The Female Prison
- All Saints Church, North Street