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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- View from Station Rise
- Second World War York
- The Abbot's House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Helen
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Helmet
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Anglian Carving