Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Helmet
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Dick Turpin
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Prisons
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- View from Station Rise