Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The County Court House
- View from Station Rise
- Monk Bar
- The Black Death
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Union Gas Works
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Minster Library
- Alcuin of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New Walk
- Bootham Bar