Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Female Prison
- Viking Coins
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman House
- Ripon College for Women
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Central Library
- A New Walk
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Railway Institute