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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ouse Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- The Norman House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Ripon College for Women
- Teaching the Poor
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New University
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Norman Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mary Ward
- William Etty, Artist