Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Bombed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Union Gas Works
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The 1190 Massacre
- Is York Cursed?
- The Multangular Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Olive Oil Container
- Water Lanes
- The York Observatory
- Trams Pulled by Horses