Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze weights
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Abbot's House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Barley Hall
- The Mansion House