Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Boot
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Norman Window Frame
- New Earswick
- Royal Station Hotel
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Feeding Roman York
- St Crux's Church
- A New Walk
- Roman Head Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The County Court House
- New Shopping Centres