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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Prisons
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The County Court House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Assembly Rooms
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Olave
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Art Gallery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- Margaret Clitherow