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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway Institute
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Observatory
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New Walk
- The First Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Sixties York
- York and the Holocaust
- Judges Lodging
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Guy Fawkes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Hospitium