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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Coins
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Ouse Bridge
- The Guildhall
- Viking Silk Cap
- Feeding Roman York
- Second World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Mansion House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Daniel Defoe's York
- New Shopping Centres
- King Edward II and York
- Fishergate Bar