Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Cross
- Transport Moves On
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Edward I and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Dick Turpin
- The Bar Convent
- King Edward II and York
- New Earswick
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New Walk
- The End of the Abbey
- The Retreat
- Rowntree Park
- The Roman Fortress
- St Columba's United Reformed Church