Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Norman House
- Clifford's Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The George Fox Incident
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Feeding Roman York
- The Council of Arles
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Helmet
- Rowntree Park
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol