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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Medieval Prisons
- The Mansion House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fire in the Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Sixties York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- The Greyfriars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Archbishop Scrope Executed