Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Middleham Jewel
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Art Gallery
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Cawood Sword
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Ouse Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol