Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Jubbergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Industrial Upheaval
- Water Lanes
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Crest of York St John College
- The York Observatory
- The Black Death
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Bar Convent
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Treasurer's House
- The Medieval Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas