Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Railway Institute
- York Art Gallery
- Ripon College for Women
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Bombed
- A New Vision For York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Sixties York
- York Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Castle Museum