Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- Gold Arm Ring
- Crest of York St John College
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Central Library
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Bombed
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Basilica
- The York Observatory
- Mary Ward
- York Castle Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York in the fifteenth Century