Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Roman Fortress
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Richard III and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The York Observatory
- York Bombed
- View from Station Rise
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Crux's Church
- Is York Cursed?
- New Shopping Centres
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham School