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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Olive Oil Container
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Helmet
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Red Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- Jubbergate
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in Viking Times
- George Leeman
- York's Coat of Arms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- View from Station Rise