Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Holocaust
- Victoria Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman House
- First World War Memorial
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Male Grooming
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Debtors' Prison
- Lendal Tower
- The Mansion House