Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Mansion House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Olave
- York's Airfield
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Battle of the Standard
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Roman Fortress
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barley Hall
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street