Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Castle Museum
- The Council of Arles
- Monk Bar
- The York Hoard
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jubbergate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fairfax House
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Walmgate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug