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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward III and York
- The York Hoard
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The York Helmet
- George Leeman
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Mansion House
- King Edward I and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Military Belt Fitting
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham School
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson