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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Norman Castle
- Lendal Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Roman Fortress
- Sixties York
- The Mansion House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ripon College for Women
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses