Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman House
- Gold Arm Ring
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Silver Strap Ends
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Monk Bar
- The York Observatory
- York Bombed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Helmet
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom