Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- The Black Death
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Basilica
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- George Leeman
- King Edward II and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The County Court House
- Second World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A Pipkin
- Yorkshire Museum
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway Institute