Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Rowntree Park
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Boot
- First World War Memorial
- St William's Shrine
- Victoria Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- New Earswick
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Abbot's House
- De Grey Rooms
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mystery Plays
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars