Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A Pipkin
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Richard II and York
- Medieval Prisons
- Lendal Tower
- The Hospitium
- First World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ouse Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Multangular Tower
- The Abbot's House
- Dick Turpin
- Artists, Writers and Scientists