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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- New Shopping Centres
- Industrial Upheaval
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mary Ward
- The Black Death
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Carving
- De Grey Rooms
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Airfield
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York