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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Retreat
- The 1190 Massacre
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Male Grooming
- Guy Fawkes
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Monk Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The First Railway Station