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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Anglian Cross
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Minster
- York Bombed
- The Greyfriars
- View from Station Rise
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St William's Shrine
- Ripon College for Women
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Multangular Tower
- A New Walk