Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- George Leeman
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham School
- Clifford's Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Helen
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Skeldergate Bridge