Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Boot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Carving
- The Mystery Plays
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Bombed
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War York
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Railway Station
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'