Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman Castle
- The New Theatre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Barker Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Norman Window Frame
- Micklegate Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- 62 Low Petergate
- The York Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Helen