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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- John Carr - Architect
- York Garrison
- King Edward I and York
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Helen
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Crux's Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Ripon College for Women
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of the God Mars