Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Sixties York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Cawood Sword
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fire in the Minster
- York's Airfield
- King Edward I and York
- York Bombed
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Shambles
- Micklegate Bar
- Second World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Lendal Tower