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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Sixties York
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Observatory
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- York Union Gas Works
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The York Hoard
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Helmet
- The Minster after the Reformation
- First World War York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Railway Station