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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Railway Station
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Norman Castle
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Victoria Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- 62 Low Petergate
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Olive Oil Container
- The First Minster