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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Medieval Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Multangular Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- John Carr - Architect
- New Earswick
- A New Vision For York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Our Lady's Row
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman House
- Church of St Helen
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mary Ward
- The Red Tower