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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Bar
- Water Lanes
- Barker Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Multangular Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Art Gallery
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Minster Library
- The New Theatre
- Rowntree Park
- York's Coat of Arms