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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Anglian Carving
- York Bombed
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Crest of York St John College
- The Horn of Ulf
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of the Standard
- New Earswick
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Clifford's Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft