Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Helen
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Black Death
- Our Lady's Row
- Monk Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Burial Vessel