Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The George Fox Incident
- The Retreat
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- A New Vision For York
- The York Helmet
- St William's Shrine
- St Crux's Church
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Cross