Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- John Carr - Architect
- The Medieval Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Second World War York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft