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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Ouse Bridge
- Fairfax House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Barker Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- Mary Ward
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Clifford's Tower
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy