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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Statue of Napoleon
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Hoard
- Second World War York
- The Norman House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Mansion House
- The First Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Elizabeth Boardingham