Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Observatory
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Red Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Is York Cursed?
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Barker Tower
- The York Hoard
- The Railway Institute
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Art Gallery
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Castle Museum
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman House