Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- De Grey Rooms
- Stonegate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Helen
- York Castle Museum
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Boot
- The York Helmet
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway