Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- York Garrison
- The Bar Convent
- Bronze weights
- Scarborough Bridge
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Ripon College for Women
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Second World War York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Head Pot
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa