Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Dick Turpin
- Transport Moves On
- Alcuin of York
- Lendal Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and the Holocaust