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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- The Guildhall
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Mansion House
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fishergate Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A New University
- Ripon College for Women
- Jubbergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Observatory
- York Union Gas Works