Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Anglian Cross
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Holocaust
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Hoard
- Roman Head Pot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New University
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Crux's Church
- The George Fox Incident
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant