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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Retreat
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St William's Shrine
- Micklegate Bar
- A New Walk
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman Castle
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Guy Fawkes
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart