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 Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Retreat
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Railway Institute
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Norman Castle
- Statue of an Athlete
- The County Court House
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Bombed