Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Olave
- Walmgate Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The White Rose of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cinema Comes to York
- Stonegate
- The George Fox Incident
- York Union Gas Works