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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Victoria Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- Feeding Roman York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Richard III and York
- The Female Prison
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Railway Institute