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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Observatory
- York Central Library
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Retreat
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Water Lanes
- Vikings and Christianity
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Central Methodist Chapel