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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Castle
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Vision For York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze weights
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Carving
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Sixties York