Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Basilica
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Mystery Plays
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham Bar
- First World War York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rowntree Park
- Jubbergate
- York and the Holocaust
- The Guildhall
- Church of St Olave