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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Clifford's Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The York Observatory
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Micklegate Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Medieval Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Boot
- King Edward I and York
- Sixties York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Garrison
- Walmgate Bar