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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Guy Fawkes
- York Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Retreat
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- John Carr - Architect
- The Basilica
- The York Observatory
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Helen
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze weights