Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- York Garrison
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Female Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Art Gallery
- King Edward II and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The County Court House
- Treasurer's House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Assembly Rooms