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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- The White Rose of York
- York Castle Museum
- Fishergate Bar
- King Edward III and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway Institute
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- 62 Low Petergate
- Statue of an Athlete
- Water Lanes
- Norman Window Frame
- The Multangular Tower