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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fishergate Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- A New Walk
- Lendal Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Greyfriars
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Castle Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 20th Century