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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Central Library
- The George Fox Incident
- York Castle Museum
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Observatory
- King Richard II and York
- The York Helmet
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Walmgate Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Water Lanes