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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Clifford's Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Central Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Medieval Castle
- Water Lanes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Sixties York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Bar Convent