Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- The York Observatory
- Scarborough Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Retreat
- Second World War York
- Viking Coins
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Red Tower
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Multangular Tower