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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bootham School
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fairfax House
- The Council of Arles
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- View from Station Rise
- Teaching the Poor
- Olive Oil Container
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Carving
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries