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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Ouse Bridge
- Roman Head Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Minster
- The Red Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Second World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- John Carr - Architect
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions