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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Micklegate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ripon College for Women
- First World War York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Shambles
- York Castle Museum
- King Richard II and York
- Mithras and Arimanius