Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Ouse Bridge
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze weights
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Church of St Helen
- York Central Library
- Fairfax House
- De Grey Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman House
- Scarborough Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers