Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- New Earswick
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New Vision For York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Crest of York St John College
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Abbot's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Shambles
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Trams Pulled by Horses