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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Alcuin of York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Assembly Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Basilica
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Guildhall
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fire in the Minster
- Lendal Bridge