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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Railway Station
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham School
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Statue of an Athlete
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Female Prison
- A New Walk
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mary Ward
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Holy Trinity Church
- Mithras and Arimanius