Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Cawood Sword
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- Norman Window Frame
- The Battle of the Standard
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Holocaust
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway Institute
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop