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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Bronze weights
- The 1190 Massacre
- Lendal Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St William's Shrine
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Richard II and York
- The White Rose of York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Minster Library
- Transport Moves On
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Helmet
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers