Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The York Observatory
- King Edward III and York
- Medieval Prisons
- Rowntree Park
- St Crux's Church
- Holy Trinity Church
- Dick Turpin
- New Shopping Centres
- Is York Cursed?
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Alcuin of York
- The York Helmet
- The Railway Institute
- The Roman Fortress
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Norman Window Frame