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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Treasurer's House
- Vikings and Christianity
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of the Standard
- Minster Library
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Carving
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Greyfriars
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Eric Bloodaxe