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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Barker Tower
- Victoria Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree Park
- Second World War York
- Sixties York
- The Norman Minster
- Barley Hall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St William's Shrine
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze weights
- Artists, Writers and Scientists