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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Water Lanes
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Bombed
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New University
- A New Walk
- Is York Cursed?