Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Castle Museum
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Railway Station
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Bombed
- Skeldergate Bridge
- John Carr - Architect
- The White Rose of York
- A Pipkin
- New Shopping Centres