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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The End of the Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Micklegate Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Carving
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard III and York
- Crest of York St John College
- York Union Gas Works
- The Basilica
- Our Lady's Row