Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Medieval Castle
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St William's Shrine
- Second World War York
- The Hospitium
- King's Manor - Victorian