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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham School
- Feeding Roman York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Middleham Jewel
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Treasurer's House
- A New University
- The Red Tower
- New Earswick
- Church of St Olave
- Amber Bead Workshop