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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Railway Institute
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Roman Fortress
- Margaret Clitherow
- First World War Memorial
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Military Belt Fitting
- Inscription to Hecules
- The York Hoard
- Our Lady's Row