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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Walmgate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fire in the Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Railway Institute
- Judges Lodging
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Jewbury Cemetery