Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- First World War Memorial
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Holy Trinity Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard III and York
- St William's Shrine
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham School
- George Leeman
- York Central Library
- The Norman Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Church of St Helen