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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Hospitium
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward III and York
- Rowntree Park
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The First Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fishergate Bar
- The Mansion House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Multangular Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Railway Institute
- The Shambles