Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Ouse Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- William Etty, Artist
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- The County Court House
- George Leeman
- Roman Head Pot
- Viking Silk Cap
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Medieval Prisons