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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Guildhall
- Yorkshire Museum
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze weights
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Abbot's House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Helen
- A New University