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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Treasurer's House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Retreat
- Church of St Helen
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Bar Convent
- York Railway Station
- First World War Memorial
- Statue of an Athlete
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Our Lady's Row
- St Martin Le Grand Church