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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- A Pipkin
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- John Carr - Architect
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Retreat
- Jewbury Cemetery
- A New Vision For York
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The End of the Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- The York Helmet
- New Earswick