Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Crux's Church
- Barker Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Earswick
- The Shambles
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Castle
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Clifford's Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward III and York