Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Roman Head Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Monk Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Minster Library
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Sixties York
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New Vision For York