Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Shambles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Norman Window Frame
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Alcuin of York
- The Greyfriars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York