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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Boot
- Fire in the Minster
- Clifford's Tower
- The 1190 Massacre
- Minster Library
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Silk Cap
- A New Walk
- King Richard III and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Richard II and York
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward III and York