Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Silk Cap
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Airfield
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- New Earswick
- The Norman Abbey
- George Leeman
- Viking Boot
- The Medieval Minster
- Barley Hall
- The Basilica
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)