Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mary Ward
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Anglian Cross
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Archbishop Scrope Executed