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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Sixties York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Statue of the God Mars
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Red Tower
- Bronze weights
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey