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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Helen
- 62 Low Petergate
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mansion House
- The Mystery Plays
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fairfax House
- York Bombed
- The Bar Convent
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists