Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward I and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Retreat
- The York Observatory
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Minster Library
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Coins
- Bone Trial Piece