Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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 York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The County Court House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Red Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Bar Convent
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Anglian Cross
- York Castle Museum
- Constantius Chlorus
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Multangular Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century