Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Jubbergate
- View from Station Rise
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Ripon College for Women
- York Railway Station
- Bootham Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Castle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Roman Head Pot