Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Alcuin of York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Male Grooming
- Victoria Bar
- Barley Hall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The End of the Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Cawood Sword
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ripon College for Women