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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The York Helmet
- The White Rose of York
- The Abbot's House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Basilica
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham School
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Shambles
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Roman Gods and Goddesses