Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription to Hecules
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway Institute
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Garrison
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior