Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Horn of Ulf
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Richard III and York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Hospitium