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 List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Industrial Upheaval
- Medieval Prisons
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward I and York
- The Railway Institute
- Crest of York St John College
- The Abbot's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of St Helen
- Jubbergate