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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jubbergate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- A New Vision For York
- View from Station Rise
- York Central Library
- Is York Cursed?
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New University
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Castle
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rebuilt in Stone