Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Cross
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Is York Cursed?
- The Black Death
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Crux's Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Archbishop Scrope Executed