Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard III and York
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Our Lady's Row
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Cross