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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- York and the Holocaust
- Fishergate Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Scarborough Bridge
- A New Walk
- Roman Head Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Boot
- York Central Library
- Jubbergate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Water Lanes