Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Castle Museum
- The White Rose of York
- Lendal Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Micklegate Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Our Lady's Row
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster after the Reformation