Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Barley Hall
- Jubbergate
- The Female Prison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Water Lanes
- The Cawood Sword
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The First Railway Station
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- York in the fifteenth Century