Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Walmgate Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Retreat
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Minster