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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- View from Station Rise
- Second World War York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Clifford's Tower
- York's Airfield
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Shopping Centres
- Fishergate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Jubbergate
- The Horn of Ulf