Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Carving
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A Pipkin
- The Basilica
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers