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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Crux's Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Second World War York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Carving
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's Airfield
- Church of St Helen
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Medieval Minster