Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward I and York
- Judges Lodging
- Barker Tower
- King Edward III and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Shambles
- Roman Head Pot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Minster Library
- Bootham Bar
- The Greyfriars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Industrial Upheaval
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St William's Shrine
- York Bombed