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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's Coat of Arms
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Black Death
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Gold Arm Ring
- A New Walk
- First World War York