Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- George Leeman
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Boot
- The First Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Lendal Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Helmet
- The County Court House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant