Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- William Etty, Artist
- A New University
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze weights
- Medieval Prisons
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Central Library
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- The White Rose of York
- Jewbury Cemetery