Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- A New Vision For York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Multangular Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Holocaust
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The First Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Basilica