Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Roman Head Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward II and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Retreat
- First World War York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Clifford's Tower
- The Female Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- William Etty, Artist
- Bones of a Roman Combatant