Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Barley Hall
- A New Walk
- Bone Trial Piece
- Feeding Roman York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Railway Station
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward I and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward II and York