Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King Edward II and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- Anglian Cross
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham School
- King Richard III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Council of Arles
- Second World War York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Alcuin of York
- Inside the Roman Fortress