Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fairfax House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- New Earswick
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Greyfriars
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Railway Station
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace