Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Norman Window Frame
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fishergate Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Walmgate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Art Gallery
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Olave
- The County Court House