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 Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Guy Fawkes
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Cross
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- The Norman Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- The End of the Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Red Tower
- Fairfax House
- The Council of Arles
- The Medieval Abbey