Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- York's Airfield
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Bombed
- Sixties York
- The Hospitium
- Scarborough Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Crest of York St John College
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Minster Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St William's Shrine
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cinema Comes to York