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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- New Earswick
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Central Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Viking Boot
- York Garrison
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fire in the Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Guildhall