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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- King Edward III and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Bombed
- A New Walk
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries