Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- The Norman Minster
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War Memorial
- The York Helmet
- The Norman Castle
- King Edward II and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Carving
- The Retreat
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway Institute