Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Alcuin of York
- York's Airfield
- Church of St Helen
- York Castle Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Crux's Church
- York Central Library
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Guildhall