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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Earswick
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A New University
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rowntree Park
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Feeding Roman York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A New Walk
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street