Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Art Gallery
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Minster Library
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Holocaust
- Middleham Jewel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Barker Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- The Railway Institute
- The Bar Convent
- Alcuin of York