Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Boot
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Coat of Arms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Mystery Plays
- New Shopping Centres
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The York Hoard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fishergate Bar
- The York Helmet
- Middleham Jewel
- Victoria Bar