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 Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze weights
- The Shambles
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Scarborough Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- New Shopping Centres
- Vikings and Christianity
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Boot
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Teaching the Poor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window