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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- First World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Observatory
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Cinema Comes to York
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Silk Cap
- Micklegate Bar
- A New University
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Monk Bar