Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cinema Comes to York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Abbot's House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Bar
- Monk Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman House
- The Shambles
- Barley Hall
- Silver Strap Ends
- A Pipkin
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Railway Station