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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Mansion House
- King Edward II and York
- The Council of Arles
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard II and York
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Abbey
- Lendal Tower
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Basilica
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Helen