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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Boot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- A New Vision For York
- York Central Library
- The York Helmet
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Debtors' Prison
- Monk Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Bar Convent