Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Sixties York
- The Medieval Castle
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Margaret Clitherow
- The 1190 Massacre
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Barker Tower
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Red Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A New Walk
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Greyfriars
- York's first historian: Francis Drake