Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Red Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Council of Arles
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Guildhall
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Walmgate Bar