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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Scarborough Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Central Library
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Anglian Carving
- The End of the Abbey
- Judges Lodging
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- View from Station Rise
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ripon College for Women
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Yorkshire Museum