Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- View from Station Rise
- Statue of Napoleon
- First World War Memorial
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Bombed
- Is York Cursed?
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New University
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Red Tower
- Sixties York