Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription to Hecules
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Greyfriars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Observatory
- The Horn of Ulf
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital