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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Industrial Upheaval
- A New University
- York Art Gallery
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Bombed
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Walmgate Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward I and York