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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze weights
- The Abbot's House
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Helen
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward III and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Council of Arles
- Monk Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa