Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Medieval Castle
- The Red Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fire in the Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- Silver Strap Ends
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Water Lanes
- The Council of Arles
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bones of a Roman Combatant