Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bone Trial Piece
- Statue of the God Mars
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Middleham Jewel
- The Norman Minster
- York Bombed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Jubbergate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Crest of York St John College
- York Central Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake