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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Guildhall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Barley Hall
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Basilica