Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Statue of Napoleon
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Black Death
- The Norman Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Richard II and York
- Crest of York St John College
- Statue of an Athlete
- St William's Shrine
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Helen