Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Retreat
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Cawood Sword
- The Roman Fortress
- Bronze weights
- Monk Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York in the fifteenth Century