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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Crux's Church
- The York Hoard
- The First Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Barker Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cinema Comes to York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Shopping Centres
- Transport Moves On