Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Teaching the Poor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze weights
- York Castle Museum
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham School
- John Carr - Architect
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Judges Lodging
- A Pipkin
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Hospitium