Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Crest of York St John College
- Alcuin of York
- The Medieval Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Male Grooming
- Stonegate
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Art Gallery
- A New Vision For York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Cawood Sword
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop