Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York St John in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Lendal Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Sixties York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Victoria Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot