Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Minster Library
- Fishergate Bar
- Second World War York
- Jubbergate
- The Basilica
- Is York Cursed?
- Ouse Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- 62 Low Petergate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Richard II and York