Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Fairfax House
- The Cawood Sword
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Edward III and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Minster
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier