Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A New University
- The Multangular Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New Walk
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Second World War York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- John Carr - Architect
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse