Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Coins
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham School
- New Earswick
- Norman Window Frame
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- The Greyfriars
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill