Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Female Prison
- Roman Chimney Pot
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Treasurer's House
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fairfax House
- Lendal Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- The Battle of the Standard
- Military Belt Fitting
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Council of Arles