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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Helmet
- Holy Trinity Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vikings and Christianity
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Shopping Centres
- Feeding Roman York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mansion House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- The Greyfriars
- The Retreat