Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- The Cawood Sword
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Military Belt Fitting
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Cinema Comes to York
- The George Fox Incident
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Art Gallery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Castle