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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- 62 Low Petergate
- Feeding Roman York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The George Fox Incident
- Rowntree Park
- Lendal Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Helen
- William Etty, Artist
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham School