Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Female Prison
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Railway Institute
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- William Etty, Artist
- Sixties York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New Vision For York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The End of the Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- York Central Library