Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Micklegate Bar
- The White Rose of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Garrison
- Constantius Chlorus
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Transport Moves On
- Mary Ward
- The Hospitium
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Lendal Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- De Grey Rooms