Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bootham School
- The Roman Fortress
- Teaching the Poor
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Assembly Rooms
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Coins
- York Art Gallery
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Holy Trinity Church