Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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 St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Stonegate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Black Death
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Barley Hall
- Monk Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- First World War Memorial
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mithras and Arimanius