Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Statue of the God Mars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Castle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Castle Museum
- York Garrison
- First World War Memorial
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Rowntree Park