Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Vision For York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Water Lanes
- Micklegate Bar
- Second World War York
- The Shambles
- Fire in the Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York