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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- A Pipkin
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Black Death
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Coat of Arms
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Abbot's House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St William's Shrine
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Battle of the Standard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Crux's Church