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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New Vision For York
- View from Station Rise
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Coat of Arms
- New Shopping Centres
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Anglian Cross
- Transport Moves On
- Minster Library
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard II and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Sixties York