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 Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Norman Window Frame
- Second World War York
- Our Lady's Row
- Aldwark Synagogue
- 62 Low Petergate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- William Etty, Artist
- The Retreat
- Treasurer's House
- Feeding Roman York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Shopping Centres
- The Bar Convent
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier