Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Gold Finger Ring
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Helmet
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Medieval Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Monk Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The 1190 Massacre
- George Leeman
- Industrial Upheaval