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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fire in the Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St William's Shrine
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Mansion House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Hospitium
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vikings and Christianity
- Constantius Chlorus
- Norman Window Frame
- New Earswick
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and the Holocaust