Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- The Railway Institute
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Edward I and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Margaret Clitherow
- Norman Window Frame
- Walmgate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- New Earswick
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New University
- Ripon College for Women
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Castle
- The Basilica