Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Monk Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Hospitium
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mary Ward
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- George Leeman
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Statue of an Athlete