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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet
- York's Airfield
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- William Etty, Artist
- The Basilica
- The County Court House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Our Lady's Row
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Trams Pulled by Horses