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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Guildhall
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Horn of Ulf
- Monk Bar
- A New University
- Barley Hall
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Art Gallery
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard II and York
- The York Hoard
- Crest of York St John College