Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Abbot's House
- The First Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Helen
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Military Belt Fitting
- Jubbergate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Lendal Bridge
- A Pipkin
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Coat of Arms