Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Gold Arm Ring
- Lendal Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Crux's Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Guy Fawkes
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Abbey