Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Helen
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Art Gallery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- New Shopping Centres
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Edward I and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Feeding Roman York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Archbishop Scrope Executed