Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Micklegate Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fairfax House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Garrison
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard II and York
- York Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Treasurer's House
- Yorkshire Museum