Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Sixties York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Crest of York St John College
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Central Library
- York Railway Station
- Jubbergate
- Bootham Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Observatory
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Bombed
- Olive Oil Container
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier