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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of Napoleon
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- First World War Memorial
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The York Helmet
- The Medieval Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Sixties York
- The Basilica
- The Guildhall
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Helen
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Margaret Clitherow