Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Scarborough Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Middleham Jewel
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Dick Turpin