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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- The York Helmet
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Assembly Rooms
- Gold Arm Ring
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Bombed
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Second World War York
- York and the Holocaust
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Vikings and Christianity
- Alcuin of York
- The 1190 Massacre