Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Ouse Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Our Lady's Row
- 62 Low Petergate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Railway Station
- Feeding Roman York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Cross
- A Pipkin
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Richard II and York
- The Female Prison
- Medieval Prisons