Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- De Grey Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Victoria Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mary Ward
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Cawood Sword
- King Richard III and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector