Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Shopping Centres
- Middleham Jewel
- Scarborough Bridge
- A Pipkin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Teaching the Poor
- York's Coat of Arms
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Red Tower
- The Assembly Rooms