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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Carving
- New Shopping Centres
- The Norman House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- The New Theatre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Abbot's House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- View from Station Rise