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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Female Prison
- Water Lanes
- Dick Turpin
- York Central Library
- Industrial Upheaval
- Clifford's Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Norman House
- The Medieval Minster
- Alcuin of York
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze weights
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The New Theatre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)