Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- The York Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fishergate Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Silk Cap
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Norman Window Frame