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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- De Grey Rooms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Head Pot
- The Mansion House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Ripon College for Women
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Central Library
- The First Railway Station