Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Viking Coins
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Carving
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Second World War York