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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St William's Shrine
- The York Observatory
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Cawood Sword
- King Edward III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Art Gallery
- The Mystery Plays
- A Pipkin
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New University
- Ouse Bridge