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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham School
- The Greyfriars
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- York Castle Museum
- The Black Death
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Union Gas Works
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- The First Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Military Belt Fitting
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers