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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard II and York
- Fairfax House
- Micklegate Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Minster Library
- York and the Holocaust
- The Female Prison
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Second World War York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Walk
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Roman Head Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Middleham Jewel