Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Sixties York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Micklegate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Walk
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- New Shopping Centres
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Teaching the Poor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century