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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Holocaust
- York's Coat of Arms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St William's Shrine
- Judges Lodging
- Water Lanes
- King Edward I and York
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New Vision For York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Amber Bead Workshop