Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- First World War Memorial
- The New Theatre
- King Richard III and York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- George Leeman
- Lendal Bridge
- Our Lady's Row
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Coins
- York Art Gallery
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Walmgate Bar
- The Railway Institute