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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Norman Window Frame
- York Bombed
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Olave
- 62 Low Petergate
- Crest of York St John College
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Lendal Bridge
- De Grey Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop