Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- King Richard II and York
- The Medieval Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barker Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Helen
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Holocaust
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The York Hoard
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bronze weights
- View from Station Rise
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Alcuin of York