Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- First World War York
- The Red Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Shambles
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Constantius Chlorus
- Fairfax House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Second World War York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Richard III and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Boot
- Water Lanes
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart