Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War Memorial
- Is York Cursed?
- Sixties York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Minster
- The Mansion House
- The Abbot's House
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Our Lady's Row