Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Cinema Comes to York
- The New Theatre
- King Edward I and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Silver Strap Ends
- St William's Shrine
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- Treasurer's House
- Margaret Clitherow