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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Coins
- Barley Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Is York Cursed?
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Judges Lodging
- The York Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A New Walk
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- View from Station Rise
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Silver Strap Ends