Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of St Olave
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- William Etty, Artist
- Fishergate Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- The Railway Institute
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Observatory
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- John Carr - Architect
- Statue of the God Mars
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Central Library
- The Minster after the Reformation