Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Arm Ring
- New Earswick
- York Art Gallery
- The End of the Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- Alcuin of York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham School
- Church of St Helen
- York and the Holocaust
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 18th Century