Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Holocaust
- Barker Tower
- The York Helmet
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Micklegate Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Sixties York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Edward III and York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Hoard