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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Olave
- York Central Library
- Lendal Tower
- Barker Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- View from Station Rise
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Transport Moves On
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze weights
- Bones of a Roman Combatant