Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Stonegate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mystery Plays
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham School
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward III and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- View from Station Rise