Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Union Gas Works
- The County Court House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Is York Cursed?
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Fire in the Minster
- The Basilica
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- The Minster in the 19th Century