Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Hospitium
- Constantius Chlorus
- The First Railway Station
- King Richard III and York
- First World War Memorial
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Boot
- Victoria Bar
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom