Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bone Trial Piece
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Royal Station Hotel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Dick Turpin
- The Retreat
- Feeding Roman York
- Judges Lodging
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Minster Library
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's first historian: Francis Drake