Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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 Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Yorkshire Museum
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Retreat
- Second World War York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A Pipkin
- Lendal Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in Viking Times