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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Edward III and York
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze weights
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- First World War Memorial
- York Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard