Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bootham School
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Royal Station Hotel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New Walk
- The First Minster
- Barker Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Mary Ward
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The York Observatory
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Prisons