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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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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Union Gas Works
- York Art Gallery
- The Retreat
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Gold Finger Ring
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St William's Shrine
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman House
- The Multangular Tower