Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Helmet
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Holocaust
- The Multangular Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of the Standard
- Inside the Roman Fortress