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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Retreat
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Black Death
- Gold Arm Ring
- Stonegate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A Pipkin
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Basilica
- The Guildhall
- The End of the Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'