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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze weights
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The First Railway Station
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Sixties York
- The Cawood Sword
- York Garrison
- The Norman Castle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Walmgate Bar