Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Micklegate Bar
- The Greyfriars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Retreat
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze weights
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Teaching the Poor
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Garrison