Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- Barker Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Sixties York
- The County Court House
- The Norman Minster
- Victoria Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Boot
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mary Ward
- The York Hoard
- Viking Coins