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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Mansion House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War Memorial
- View from Station Rise
- Judges Lodging
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Barker Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Our Lady's Row
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The First Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Teaching the Poor