Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Ouse Bridge
- The Guildhall
- Alcuin of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- John Carr - Architect
- Lendal Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Second World War York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York