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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Railway Institute
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Crest of York St John College
- George Leeman
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Castle Museum
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Council of Arles
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Burial Vessel