Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Boot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Walk
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- The First Railway Station
- The New Theatre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Art Gallery
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Abbot's House
- Middleham Jewel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers