Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bootham School
- The Black Death
- King Edward III and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Crest of York St John College
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of St Olave
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mithras and Arimanius