Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Lendal Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The George Fox Incident
- St William's Shrine
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The County Court House
- Ouse Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Red Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Carving