Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Wilfrid