Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Stonegate
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- The New Theatre
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The 1190 Massacre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- New Shopping Centres