Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The First Minster
- The First Railway Station
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The White Rose of York
- Water Lanes
- Holy Trinity Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Walk
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Red Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Union Gas Works
- George Leeman
- King Richard II and York
- Industrial Upheaval