Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Barley Hall
- York Central Library
- York Railway Station
- Bone Trial Piece
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Alcuin of York