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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Bronze weights
- The First Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Greyfriars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Second World War York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Royal Station Hotel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Our Lady's Row
- Victoria Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- First World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Hospitium
- The Cawood Sword