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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Crest of York St John College
- Water Lanes
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Edward III and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Richard III and York
- The Black Death
- A New Vision For York
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 18th Century