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 City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Monk Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of St Wilfrid
- First World War Memorial
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Hospitium
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Edward II and York
- A New Vision For York