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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Monk Bar
- King Richard III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Basilica
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mansion House
- Barley Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The 1190 Massacre
- The End of the Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels