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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Viking Boot
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Minster Library
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fairfax House
- Our Lady's Row
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The 1190 Massacre
- Sixties York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- St Columba's United Reformed Church