Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Stonegate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Castle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- New Shopping Centres
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Central Library
- The York Helmet
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers