Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Constantius Chlorus
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Shambles
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The George Fox Incident
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Red Tower
- York Railway Station
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze weights