Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward I and York
- King Richard III and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- First World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- George Leeman
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fishergate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Is York Cursed?