Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Retreat
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Railway Institute
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Olive Oil Container
- Clifford's Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- Second World War York
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War York