Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Union Gas Works
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Council of Arles
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Olave
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Wilfrid
- De Grey Rooms
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Second World War York