Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Royal Station Hotel
- Transport Moves On
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Coins
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Female Prison
- The Shambles
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Union Gas Works
- The Retreat
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Abbey