Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Medieval Castle
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Olave
- King Richard III and York
- St William's Shrine
- The Black Death
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Multangular Tower
- The White Rose of York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Aldwark Synagogue
- First World War Memorial
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels