Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Mystery Plays
- View from Station Rise
- Judges Lodging
- Second World War York
- York's Airfield
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mary Ward
- The Multangular Tower
- Lendal Tower
- The Shambles
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Basilica
- York Art Gallery