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 City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The New Theatre
- The Debtors' Prison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- De Grey Rooms
- View from Station Rise
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Norman Minster
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Roman Head Pot
- York Railway Station
- King Richard III and York
- York's Airfield
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Railway King: George Hudson