Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Castle
- The Multangular Tower
- The Shambles
- Viking Male Grooming
- Barley Hall
- Treasurer's House
- The Mansion House
- New Earswick
- Judges Lodging
- Roman Head Pot
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York in the fifteenth Century