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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- De Grey Rooms
- Fishergate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham School
- Dick Turpin
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Railway Station
- Medieval Prisons
- The Red Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- A New Walk
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Medieval Abbey