Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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.
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Cross
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Bar Convent
- The Cawood Sword
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward II and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A New University
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Boot
- York Castle Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham School