Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Observatory
- First World War Memorial
- Barley Hall
- Transport Moves On
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Our Lady's Row
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Assembly Rooms
- Second World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A Pipkin
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Alcuin of York