Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Our Lady's Row
- York Railway Station
- Minster Library
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Basilica
- The Norman Abbey
- First World War York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Carving
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jubbergate