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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Crest of York St John College
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Boot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Castle Museum
- Water Lanes
- A New University
- York Central Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Railway Station
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle