Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Carving
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Red Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Earswick
- The End of the Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- Second World War York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New Walk