Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Red Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The County Court House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Olive Oil Container
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa