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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Barley Hall
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Crux's Church
- Second World War York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War York
- A New Walk
- York Garrison
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Plum Cakes for Christmas