Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Barker Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Helen
- Clifford's Tower
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Hospitium
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman Castle
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Hanging Bowl