Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Cross
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- 62 Low Petergate
- Is York Cursed?
- Barker Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century