Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Greyfriars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Sixties York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Monk Bar
- The Norman House
- York Garrison
- York Bombed
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barley Hall
- Holy Trinity Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Second World War York
- William Etty, Artist
- View from Station Rise
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart