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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Feeding Roman York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Guildhall
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Olave
- Barley Hall
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New Walk
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Walmgate Bar