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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Silver Strap Ends
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Sixties York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Minster Library
- St William's Shrine
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- John Carr - Architect
- Transport Moves On
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Bombed