Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Greyfriars
- Treasurer's House
- The Medieval Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Red Tower
- Alcuin of York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- View from Station Rise
- Sixties York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The New Theatre
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Cross
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop