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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Railway Institute
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Guy Fawkes
- The George Fox Incident
- George Leeman
- The White Rose of York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Cawood Sword
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake