Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Medieval Prisons
- Scarborough Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- The York Hoard
- The Basilica
- Rowntree Park
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The First Minster
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Is York Cursed?
- Olive Oil Container
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'