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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Norman Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Bombed
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Monk Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Cinema Comes to York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Constantius Chlorus
- Walmgate Bar
- Yorkshire Museum