Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Middleham Jewel
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Second World War York
- King Edward I and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Coat of Arms
- Margaret Clitherow
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Judges Lodging
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Union Gas Works
- Ripon College for Women
- Norman Window Frame