Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Hoard
- The New Theatre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Castle
- York Garrison
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Olave
- Sixties York
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Abbey