Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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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.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Alcuin of York
- Treasurer's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Stonegate
- First World War York
- York and the Holocaust
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Edward III and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe