Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Castle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Yorkshire Museum
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Rowntree Park
- A New Walk
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Minster Library
- A Pipkin
- New Shopping Centres