Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman House
- Guy Fawkes
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree Park
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- Water Lanes
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Hoard
- Lendal Tower
- Scarborough Bridge
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The County Court House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Boot