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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Statue of an Athlete
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Abbot's House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham School
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Sixties York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The George Fox Incident
- Alcuin of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Olave
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The First Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fire in the Minster