Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Mary Ward
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Observatory
- York Bombed
- First World War York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Teaching the Poor
- King Richard III and York
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Stonegate
- York Railway Station