Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- York's Airfield
- Clifford's Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A New Walk
- Guy Fawkes
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Crux's Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Cross
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Coat of Arms