Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Clifford's Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- The Assembly Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Prisons
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster after the Reformation
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Norman Window Frame
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Industrial Upheaval
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa