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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- A New Walk
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mansion House
- King Richard III and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Basilica
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Guildhall
- The Railway Institute
- Fire in the Minster
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman Castle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'