Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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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...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Mansion House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of Napoleon
- Mary Ward
- Stonegate
- The Norman Castle
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Barker Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Union Gas Works
- York's Coat of Arms
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze weights