Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Constantius Chlorus
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's Coat of Arms
- Transport Moves On
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Boot
- The End of the Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers