Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Castle Museum
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Monk Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- The Council of Arles
- The Abbot's House
- The Hospitium
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Battle of the Standard
- Hair of a Roman Girl