Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Second World War York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Red Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Helen
- Teaching the Poor
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The First Minster