Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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.
- Viking Boot
- Victoria Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The York Observatory
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Margaret Clitherow
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Olave
- Bronze weights
- Mary Ward
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- A New University