Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Fairfax House
- Ripon College for Women
- First World War Memorial
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Male Grooming
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Castle
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Margaret Clitherow