Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The First Minster
- King Edward I and York
- The Guildhall
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of Napoleon
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- Our Lady's Row
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Monk Bar
- Feeding Roman York