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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Is York Cursed?
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Carving
- York Central Library
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Water Lanes
- Bootham Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Industrial Upheaval