Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Cross
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The York Helmet
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Coins
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- The Horn of Ulf