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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Is York Cursed?
- New Earswick
- The Black Death
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Minster