Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Monk Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- Industrial Upheaval
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Assembly Rooms
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Observatory
- The Guildhall
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Sixties York