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
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham School
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The End of the Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Horn of Ulf
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall