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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of Napoleon
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Victoria Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- Sixties York
- Bone Trial Piece
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Coins
- The Female Prison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed