Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Olave
- King Edward I and York
- Water Lanes
- King Edward II and York
- The Black Death
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Barker Tower
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward III and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Norman Window Frame
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of the God Mars