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 Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster after the Reformation
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward I and York
- Clifford's Tower
- The Abbot's House
- The Black Death
- York Garrison
- Stonegate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Bombed
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A New Vision For York
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress