Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The First Railway Station
- Sixties York
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman Abbey
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Ripon College for Women
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Helen
- View from Station Rise
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Medieval Prisons
- Fairfax House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The White Rose of York
- Clifford's Tower