Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- A New Vision For York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- 62 Low Petergate
- Barker Tower
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard III and York
- New Shopping Centres
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard II and York
- The Shambles
- Anglian Carving
- Ripon College for Women
- The Council of Arles