Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Council of Arles
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rowntree Park
- A New Vision For York
- William Etty, Artist
- Middleham Jewel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Crossed Keys Symbol