Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham Bar
- View from Station Rise
- The Retreat
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Bombed
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Clifford's Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Council of Arles
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The County Court House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior