Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- 62 Low Petergate
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Military Belt Fitting
- Jubbergate
- The Greyfriars
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fire in the Minster
- York Railway Station
- The New Theatre
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War Memorial
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War York
- The First Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch