Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Head Pot
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fishergate Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Second World War York
- Viking Boot
- The County Court House
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eric Bloodaxe