Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Prisons
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Castle Museum
- Stonegate
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman House
- Military Belt Fitting
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Martin Le Grand Church