Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Our Lady's Row
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New Vision For York
- Victoria Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree Park
- Military Belt Fitting
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Union Gas Works
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Bridge
- The Shambles
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of an Athlete