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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Garrison
- Fishergate Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The First Minster
- York Castle Museum
- Yorkshire Museum
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Victoria Bar
- The Mansion House
- Transport Moves On