Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Sixties York
- York Central Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Helmet
- The Basilica
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- John Carr - Architect
- The End of the Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street