Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- George Leeman
- The George Fox Incident
- The York Helmet
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Bombed
- York Castle Museum
- The Railway Institute
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Helen
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Railway Station