Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Airfield
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Railway Station
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The York Observatory
- Middleham Jewel
- St Crux's Church
- Lendal Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Cross
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Multangular Tower
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mithras and Arimanius