Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- The County Court House
- De Grey Rooms
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Shambles
- York and the Holocaust
- The Basilica
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Walmgate Bar
- King Richard III and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)