Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Gold Arm Ring
- Ouse Bridge
- Stonegate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Richard II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Lendal Tower