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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Male Grooming
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Ripon College for Women
- The Cawood Sword
- Crest of York St John College
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Helen
- York and the Holocaust
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- John Carr - Architect
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Sixties York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse