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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Guy Fawkes
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- The George Fox Incident
- The First Railway Station
- De Grey Rooms
- Gold Finger Ring
- Lendal Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bootham Bar
- King Richard III and York
- The York Hoard
- New Shopping Centres
- Mary Ward
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning