Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Battle of the Standard
- Barker Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The County Court House
- York's Airfield
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Cross
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Retreat
- Is York Cursed?
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Art Gallery
- The Norman Castle