Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The White Rose of York
- George Leeman
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Helen
- York Bombed
- St Crux's Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Railway Institute
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Constantius Chlorus