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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Royal Station Hotel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Coins
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Castle Museum
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Hoard
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inscription to Hecules
- Daniel Defoe's York