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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Bar Convent
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Greyfriars
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Edward I and York
- King Edward III and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- First World War York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head