Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Medieval Prisons
- Ouse Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Stonegate
- New Earswick
- York Castle Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Greyfriars
- Mary Ward
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Sixties York