Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- A New Walk
- King Edward I and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Railway Institute
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard III and York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Railway King: George Hudson