Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Observatory
- Norman Window Frame
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Holocaust
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard II and York
- Stonegate
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Edward I and York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill