Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Minster
- Fairfax House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Our Lady's Row
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham School
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Carving
- The Mansion House
- The Abbot's House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Treasurer's House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Ripon College for Women
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway