Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fishergate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fairfax House
- A New Walk
- King Richard II and York
- A New Vision For York