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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Cawood Sword
- Monk Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Margaret Clitherow
- Victoria Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Richard II and York
- The Red Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- George Leeman
- Central Methodist Chapel