Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Constantius Chlorus
- George Leeman
- Industrial Upheaval
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham Bar
- The Retreat
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- First World War York
- Water Lanes
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 18th Century