Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Holy Trinity Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Gold Finger Ring
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Second World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate