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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Olave
- York Art Gallery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Retreat
- The Council of Arles
- The York Observatory
- Teaching the Poor
- York Garrison
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Monk Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Alcuin of York