Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fishergate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Female Prison
- York and the Holocaust
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- New Earswick
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Castle
- The Medieval Abbey
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Minster
- The First Minster
- A Pipkin