Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fire in the Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard II and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Stonegate