Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Holocaust
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fire in the Minster
- Minster Library
- The York Hoard
- Fairfax House
- The Norman House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Mystery Plays
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Observatory
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 19th Century