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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Monk Bar
- De Grey Rooms
- York Castle Museum
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Vikings and Christianity
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Anglian Cross
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Artists, Writers and Scientists