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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- Mary Ward
- The Norman House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Cross
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The First Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A Pipkin