Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Helen
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Garrison
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Cawood Sword
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway Institute
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa