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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New University
- The York Helmet
- The 1190 Massacre
- Lendal Tower
- York Railway Station