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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- The Battle of the Standard
- Monk Bar
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Judges Lodging
- The White Rose of York
- The Multangular Tower
- St William's Shrine
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Vikings and Christianity
- Roman Gods and Goddesses