Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rowntree Park
- The York Hoard
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Silk Cap
- Monk Bar
- The Norman Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham School
- Church of St Helen
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Middleham Jewel
- The York Observatory
- Inside the Roman Fortress