Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Cross
- The York Hoard
- Alcuin of York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Bombed
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Holy Trinity Church
- Walmgate Bar
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Rowntree Park
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier