Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Sixties York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Barker Tower
- The Female Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- First World War York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Micklegate Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Bombed
- George Leeman