Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Richard III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Airfield
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Olave
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Central Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The 1190 Massacre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Boot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- View from Station Rise