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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- First World War York
- Minster Library
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Barker Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The County Court House
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription to Hecules