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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Boot
- York Art Gallery
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Our Lady's Row
- York Central Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Jubbergate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Vikings and Christianity
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A New University
- The Black Death
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Eric Bloodaxe