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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Observatory
- The First Minster
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Olave
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Richard III and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A Pipkin
- York Central Library
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Hospitium
- Cinema Comes to York
- Walmgate Bar
- Our Lady's Row