Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- Victoria Bar
- The Mansion House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Boot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Norman Castle
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman House
- The York Observatory