Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Guildhall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Castle
- Statue of the God Mars
- Military Belt Fitting
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars
- Gold Arm Ring
- Yorkshire Museum
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Helmet