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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Cinema Comes to York
- The New Theatre
- The Shambles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Assembly Rooms
- The White Rose of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward III and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa