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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Coins
- York Union Gas Works
- Barley Hall
- King Richard III and York
- Stonegate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The George Fox Incident
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Barker Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Railway Station