Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Lendal Tower
- The Red Tower
- St William's Shrine
- The First Railway Station
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Norman Window Frame
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fishergate Bar
- Sixties York
- The Hospitium
- Treasurer's House
- New Shopping Centres
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'