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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Edward II and York
- Minster Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham School
- The Bar Convent
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- First World War York
- View from Station Rise
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers