Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barley Hall
- The York Hoard
- Micklegate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Scarborough Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Cross
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Helmet
- Constantius Chlorus