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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Sixties York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bone Trial Piece
- Transport Moves On
- First World War York
- Bootham Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Helen
- The York Observatory
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- John Carr - Architect
- York's first historian: Francis Drake