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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Roman Fortress
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Boot
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King Richard II and York
- Ouse Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- A New Vision For York
- Water Lanes
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Minster Library
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window