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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Garrison
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Hospitium
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New University
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The New Theatre
- The Abbot's House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Medieval Prisons
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head