Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Cawood Sword
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Second World War York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Helen
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Scarborough Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- The Retreat
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inside the Roman Fortress