Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- York in the fifteenth Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- The First Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The New Theatre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Helen
- Dick Turpin
- Ripon College for Women
- St William's Shrine
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Bronze weights
- King Edward II and York
- Treasurer's House