Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Bar
- The County Court House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- George Leeman
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Castle
- A Pipkin