Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Yorkshire Museum
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Bar Convent
- 62 Low Petergate
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fire in the Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Middleham Jewel
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Ripon College for Women
- Rowntree Park
- George Leeman
- Monk Bar