Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Coins
- Anglian Carving
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Central Library
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of the God Mars
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Crest of York St John College
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Council of Arles