Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- St William's Shrine
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Olave
- The Black Death
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Red Tower
- Stonegate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Retreat
- Dick Turpin
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Coins
- The End of the Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Assembly Rooms