Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York's Coat of Arms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- New Shopping Centres
- Victoria Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fishergate Bar
- The Council of Arles
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Olave