Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Black Death
- King Edward I and York
- The Female Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Second World War York
- A New Vision For York
- Alcuin of York
- York Garrison
- Bootham School
- Vikings and Christianity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Ouse Bridge
- York Central Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace