Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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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.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Olive Oil Container
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The New Theatre
- The Debtors' Prison
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Council of Arles
- The First Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Observatory
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Yorkshire Museum