Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- George Leeman
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Crest of York St John College
- The Red Tower
- York's Airfield
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Garrison
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- First World War York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Cross
- The Female Prison
- Middleham Jewel