Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Mansion House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Bombed
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- The End of the Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mithras and Arimanius