Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Richard II and York
- The First Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Hospitium
- The Shambles
- York Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Art Gallery
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bone Trial Piece
- The George Fox Incident
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Horn of Ulf