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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- King Richard III and York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Bar Convent
- Feeding Roman York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Boot
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Holy Trinity Church
- First World War York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Mary Ward
- York and the Holocaust
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Shambles
- Our Lady's Row