Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Is York Cursed?
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Teaching the Poor
- Clifford's Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A Pipkin
- Inside the Roman Fortress