Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham School
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Second World War York
- The Norman Castle
- The Bar Convent
- Minster Library
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Castle
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The White Rose of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool