Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Garrison
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Cross
- Lendal Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Multangular Tower
- Is York Cursed?
- The Assembly Rooms