Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Castle Museum
- The County Court House
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mystery Plays
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Scarborough Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of Napoleon
- Second World War York
- Lendal Bridge
- Cinema Comes to York
- Statue of an Athlete