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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Abbey
- George Leeman
- Church of St Olave
- 62 Low Petergate
- Medieval Prisons
- Micklegate Bar
- The Council of Arles
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- William Etty, Artist
- The Debtors' Prison
- Walmgate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Teaching the Poor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Black Death