Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Minster Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- George Leeman
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Hospitium
- King Richard III and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Carving
- York Bombed
- Dick Turpin
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse