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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Central Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward III and York
- The Female Prison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Our Lady's Row
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Coat of Arms
- De Grey Rooms
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Council of Arles
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace