Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Military Belt Fitting
- Guy Fawkes
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mystery Plays
- The First Railway Station
- York Railway Station
- Alcuin of York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- View from Station Rise
- First World War York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Minster Library
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Norman Window Frame