Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- The White Rose of York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Bar Convent
- The New Theatre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Female Prison
- Barley Hall
- York Union Gas Works
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Micklegate Bar