Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- A Pipkin
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze weights
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bone Trial Piece
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Barker Tower
- The Greyfriars
- Ripon College for Women
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Battle of the Standard