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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bootham School
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Railway Institute
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Teaching the Poor
- Mary Ward
- Middleham Jewel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Norman House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle