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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Mary Ward
- Dick Turpin
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Feeding Roman York
- Barley Hall
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Lendal Tower
- The Hospitium
- Stonegate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Martin Le Grand Church