Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Yorkshire Museum
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Guy Fawkes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Castle
- St Crux's Church
- York Castle Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- Jubbergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mary Ward
- York's Coat of Arms
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ouse Bridge