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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of the Standard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Lendal Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham Bar
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The York Observatory
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Minster
- The New Theatre
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St William's Shrine