Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Norman Window Frame
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Railway Institute
- Water Lanes
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree Park
- The First Railway Station
- Micklegate Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Industrial Upheaval
- 62 Low Petergate
- Silver Strap Ends