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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Water Lanes
- York Bombed
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Coins
- The York Helmet
- A New University
- The Mystery Plays
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Eric Bloodaxe
- New Shopping Centres
- Transport Moves On