Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Coins
- The Guildhall
- George Leeman
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Ripon College for Women
- The First Minster
- York Art Gallery
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Mystery Plays
- King Richard III and York
- The Abbot's House
- Bone Trial Piece