Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The County Court House
- The Guildhall
- The York Observatory
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Multangular Tower
- The First Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Head Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Battle of Marston Moor