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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Female Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- Gold Finger Ring
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Coat of Arms
- Dick Turpin
- View from Station Rise
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Feeding Roman York
- The Red Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Carving