Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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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.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Norman Window Frame
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Bar Convent
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Helen
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Council of Arles
- York Art Gallery
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Coat of Arms
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers