Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- St William's Shrine
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Red Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- George Leeman
- New Shopping Centres
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Abbot's House
- The Black Death
- Bootham School
- York Union Gas Works
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries