Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mansion House
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mary Ward
- King Edward III and York
- King Richard II and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Walmgate Bar