Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Council of Arles
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mansion House
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward III and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham School
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Carving
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Assembly Rooms
- St William's Shrine
- Fishergate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector