Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Second World War York
- The Retreat
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Hospitium
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Edward I and York
- Bootham Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Ouse Bridge
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The End of the Abbey