Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Barley Hall
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Second World War York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree Park
- St Crux's Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse