Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Lendal Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Bronze weights
- Scarborough Bridge
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Retreat