Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- George Leeman
- Holy Trinity Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ouse Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Basilica
- De Grey Rooms
- Lendal Tower
- King Edward II and York
- Fire in the Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Observatory
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War York
- The Roman Fortress