Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- St Crux's Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Lendal Bridge
- New Earswick
- The Norman Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Minster Library
- The Mystery Plays
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St William's Shrine
- Fire in the Minster