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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Holocaust
- York Bombed
- Our Lady's Row
- York Garrison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- A New Walk
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Finger Ring
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Clifford's Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Eric Bloodaxe