Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Cawood Sword
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- New Earswick
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Castle
- The Norman House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Richard II and York
- Minster Library
- Statue of the God Mars