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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The End of the Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Yorkshire Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Minster Library
- The Battle of the Standard
- Feeding Roman York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Stonegate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window