Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Hoard
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Roman Fortress
- View from Station Rise
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The End of the Abbey
- The County Court House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of an Athlete