Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fairfax House
- A New University
- The Female Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Roman Fortress
- York Union Gas Works
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Minster
- King Richard III and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Black Death
- The Victorian Prison Building