Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Royal Station Hotel
- The County Court House
- First World War Memorial
- Barker Tower
- A New Walk
- Lendal Bridge
- York Bombed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Water Lanes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Clifford's Tower
- St William's Shrine
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Black Death
- The First Minster