Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Olive Oil Container
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Shopping Centres
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fairfax House
- Clifford's Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- Treasurer's House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New University
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Scarborough Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Judges Lodging
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Coat of Arms
- Second World War York