Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The Black Death
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Railway Institute
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- George Leeman
- The York Observatory
- The First Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Bridge
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Transport Moves On