Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Bombed
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Cross
- Guy Fawkes
- The Black Death
- Vikings and Christianity
- Cumberland House, King's Staith