Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- New Earswick
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Guy Fawkes
- First World War York
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Castle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Boot
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Olave
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham School