Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The County Court House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Cinema Comes to York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Coins
- Eric Bloodaxe