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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bone Trial Piece
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman Abbey
- The New Theatre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Basilica
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Helen
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- John Carr - Architect
- De Grey Rooms
- Silver Strap Ends
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Dick Turpin