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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Crux's Church
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The White Rose of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Stonegate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Teaching the Poor
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Assembly Rooms
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Red Tower