Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Carving
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Helen
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Bombed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Cawood Sword