Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Roman Head Pot
- The Railway Institute
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Hospitium
- Constantius Chlorus
- Micklegate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Roman Fortress
- Anglian Burial Vessel