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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Crux's Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Sixties York
- Fishergate Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Helen
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- George Leeman
- The Basilica
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Vikings and Christianity