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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Constantius Chlorus
- Viking Male Grooming
- Clifford's Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jewbury Cemetery
- First World War Memorial
- Second World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Garrison
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters