Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The Debtors' Prison
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of Napoleon
- Judges Lodging
- William Etty, Artist
- Mary Ward
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Our Lady's Row
- Norman Window Frame
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Olave
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall