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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Judges Lodging
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Transport Moves On
- The Multangular Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's Airfield
- Roman Head Pot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Art Gallery
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rowntree Park
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Statue of the God Mars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson