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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Scarborough Bridge
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The New Theatre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Abbot's House
- The Greyfriars
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Railway Institute
- New Earswick
- Water Lanes
- York's Airfield
- York Garrison
- The Cawood Sword
- The Mystery Plays
- St Columba's United Reformed Church