Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- The York Hoard
- The End of the Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- The Council of Arles
- Anglian Carving
- St Crux's Church
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Shambles
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barker Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Garrison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Silk Cap
- Micklegate Bar