Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Black Death
- Viking Coins
- The Medieval Castle
- George Leeman
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Carving
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The George Fox Incident
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New University
- Bone Trial Piece
- York in the fifteenth Century