Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze weights
- A Pipkin
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham School
- The Norman House
- The York Observatory
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Central Library
- King Edward III and York
- The New Theatre
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Helmet
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Norman Window Frame
- Fire in the Minster