Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Observatory
- Minster Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Ouse Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Olive Oil Container
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Male Grooming
- The New Theatre
- The Multangular Tower