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 Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Cawood Sword
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze weights
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Olave
- Is York Cursed?
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Richard II and York
- Ouse Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- A New University
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Middleham Jewel
- The County Court House