Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- William Etty, Artist
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Crux's Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- View from Station Rise
- King Richard III and York
- New Shopping Centres
- The End of the Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Alcuin of York
- King Richard II and York
- A New University