Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Union Gas Works
- A New Vision For York
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of the God Mars
- William Etty, Artist
- Barley Hall
- The Roman Fortress
- Roman Head Pot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Mystery Plays