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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Margaret Clitherow
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Carving
- Sixties York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- View from Station Rise
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Water Lanes
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New University
- The Norman Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels