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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze weights
- Medieval Prisons
- York Art Gallery
- Clifford's Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Helmet
- The New Theatre
- The County Court House
- King Richard II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Abbot's House