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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Stonegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- First World War Memorial
- Mary Ward
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Olave
- Silver Strap Ends
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Middleham Jewel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Archbishop Scrope Executed