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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward III and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Guildhall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- Victoria Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Horn of Ulf
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The George Fox Incident
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Retreat
- The Shambles