Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Vikings and Christianity
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Castle
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Ouse Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- Lendal Tower
- First World War York
- Ripon College for Women
- A New University
- King Richard III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century