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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Ripon College for Women
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Barker Tower
- Anglian Cross
- York Bombed
- Central Methodist Chapel