Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Minster
- The White Rose of York
- Victoria Bar
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Abbot's House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Carving
- The County Court House
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Castle
- Amber Bead Workshop