Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Shambles
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Gold Finger Ring
- The First Minster
- First World War York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Airfield
- Water Lanes
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Multangular Tower