Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Castle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward III and York
- A New Walk
- The George Fox Incident
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Gold Arm Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- William Etty, Artist