Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Mystery Plays
- Cinema Comes to York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Helen
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New Vision For York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Minster Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fire in the Minster
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham School