Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Helmet
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Water Lanes
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Prisons
- Is York Cursed?
- The Medieval Castle
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Hanging Bowl