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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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Medieval Minster
- Sixties York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barker Tower
- The Black Death
- Is York Cursed?
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mithras and Arimanius