Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Minster
- The Hospitium
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Coat of Arms
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Norman Window Frame
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Council of Arles
- Our Lady's Row