Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Is York Cursed?
- New Earswick
- The Medieval Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New University
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fishergate Bar
- King Edward II and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze weights