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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard II and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham School
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mansion House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- York Garrison