Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Lendal Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Richard III and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Walk
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The York Hoard
- Fishergate Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- Jubbergate
- Transport Moves On
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 20th Century