Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Teaching the Poor
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bone Trial Piece
- Crest of York St John College
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Dick Turpin
- York Garrison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze weights
- View from Station Rise
- The Greyfriars
- The Railway King: George Hudson