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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Mary Ward
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of an Athlete
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Clifford's Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Carving
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Railway Station