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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Sixties York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Ripon College for Women
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward III and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Feeding Roman York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham School
- John Carr - Architect