Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Clifford's Tower
- Viking Coins
- The Mystery Plays
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Guy Fawkes
- New Earswick
- The Horn of Ulf
- Ripon College for Women
- First World War York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Basilica
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Jewbury Cemetery
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Edward I and York