Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library
- Viking Male Grooming
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Black Death
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Castle
- Barker Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Earswick
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Castle Museum
- The Mansion House