Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- William Etty, Artist
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Railway Station
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Minster
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and the Holocaust
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- Rebuilt in Stone