Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ripon College for Women
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Cross
- The Retreat
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- View from Station Rise
- The George Fox Incident
- Holy Trinity Church
- First World War York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Mansion House