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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- The Mansion House
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- The Mystery Plays
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Sixties York
- The Multangular Tower
- The Hospitium
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Archbishop Scrope Executed