Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- The George Fox Incident
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Norman Window Frame
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Observatory
- Minster Library
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Hospitium
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Walmgate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mary Ward
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway