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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Black Death
- The Shambles
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Bar Convent
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Inscription from Fortress Gate