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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Roman Head Pot
- The York Observatory
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Mary Ward
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Coat of Arms
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cinema Comes to York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Queen Margaret's Arch