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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The Mystery Plays
- All Saints Church, North Street
- First World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Boot
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Roman Fortress
- Scarborough Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Abbot's House