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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- Treasurer's House
- Judges Lodging
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Helmet
- King Edward III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- New Shopping Centres
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Central Library
- Norman Window Frame
- Lendal Bridge
- A New Vision For York