Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Jubbergate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Barley Hall
- Judges Lodging
- The End of the Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Castle Museum
- King Richard II and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Council of Arles
- Alcuin of York
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway King: George Hudson