Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mary Ward
- Dick Turpin
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Coins
- The New Theatre
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- Gold Finger Ring
- Holy Trinity Church