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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Hospitium
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Inscription to Hecules
- Jubbergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Silver Strap Ends
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Abbot's House
- Mary Ward