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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Barley Hall
- The Multangular Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- New Shopping Centres
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Central Library
- George Leeman
- York's Airfield