Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Abbot's House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Constantius Chlorus
- A New Vision For York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Treasurer's House
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Battle of the Standard
- Elizabeth Boardingham