Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Abbot's House
- Is York Cursed?
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of Marston Moor