Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Transport Moves On
- Is York Cursed?
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Helen
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The White Rose of York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The County Court House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Crest of York St John College
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions