Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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 Medieval Castle
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Crest of York St John College
- The Shambles
- King Edward I and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Castle Museum
- William Etty, Artist
- Walmgate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A New University
- The Horn of Ulf
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Council of Arles