Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Boot
- Bronze weights
- Statue of Napoleon
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mary Ward
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Helmet
- Treasurer's House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Castle
- A New Walk
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Prisons
- Barley Hall