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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Helen
- Norman Window Frame
- The Mansion House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Lendal Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- Feeding Roman York
- William Etty, Artist
- York Bombed
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Hoard
- York and the Holocaust