Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Central Library
- The First Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Bombed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Norman Minster
- Fairfax House
- Bronze weights
- Is York Cursed?
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- New Shopping Centres