Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway Institute
- View from Station Rise
- The Hospitium
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Lendal Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- York Garrison
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Anglian Carving
- The Cawood Sword
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Plum Cakes for Christmas