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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- View from Station Rise
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Castle
- Ripon College for Women
- Fire in the Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Helen
- The Red Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- The Roman Fortress
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Garrison