Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The End of the Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New Vision For York
- The George Fox Incident
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Helen