Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The New Theatre
- The Multangular Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New Walk
- Our Lady's Row
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Cawood Sword
- The Battle of the Standard
- Walmgate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mary Ward