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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- The Basilica
- York Bombed
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Central Library
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Cross
- York Garrison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward II and York
- St Crux's Church
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century