Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Mary Ward
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Edward II and York
- The Council of Arles
- Constantius Chlorus
- Minster Library
- New Earswick
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Observatory
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Norman Window Frame
- Middleham Jewel
- A New Vision For York
- Water Lanes