Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Industrial Upheaval
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Olave
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fishergate Bar
- A Pipkin
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Boot
- Rowntree Park
- Barley Hall