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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Battle of the Standard
- William Etty, Artist
- The Greyfriars
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The George Fox Incident
- Cinema Comes to York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Red Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- De Grey Rooms