Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Mary Ward
- A New Walk
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Carving
- George Leeman
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Mansion House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Bombed
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Dick Turpin
- The Greyfriars
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre