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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard III and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Guildhall
- Statue of the God Mars
- Ouse Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The First Minster
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'