Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Is York Cursed?
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Richard II and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway Institute
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Ripon College for Women
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Abbot's House
- View from Station Rise
- The First Railway Station
- The Mystery Plays
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Second World War York