Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bone Trial Piece
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Norman Abbey
- York Bombed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Garrison
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Cawood Sword
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Middleham Jewel
- Clifford's Tower