Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- The Black Death
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Silk Cap
- View from Station Rise
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ripon College for Women
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Gold Arm Ring