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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Middleham Jewel
- Stonegate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Walmgate Bar
- St William's Shrine
- York Bombed
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Male Grooming
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Lendal Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Is York Cursed?