Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Water Lanes
- Monk Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Micklegate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Art Gallery
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Judges Lodging
- The York Observatory
- King Richard III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- First World War Memorial