Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Art Gallery
- First World War Memorial
- The First Railway Station
- King Richard II and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Lendal Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Dick Turpin