Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Abbot's House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- King Richard II and York
- George Leeman
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Alcuin of York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Holy Trinity Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Multangular Tower
- The Assembly Rooms