Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fairfax House
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Richard II and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Railway Station
- The Retreat
- Statue of an Athlete