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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Crux's Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Earswick
- Statue of an Athlete
- Gold Finger Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- The End of the Abbey